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Cognitive Scripting and Sexual Identification: Essentialism, Anarchism, and Constructionism
Author(s) -
Carr C Lynn
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
symbolic interaction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.874
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1533-8665
pISSN - 0195-6086
DOI - 10.1016/s0195-6086(99)80001-0
Subject(s) - scripting language , constructionism , cognition , identification (biology) , sociology , variety (cybernetics) , essentialism , interpersonal communication , psychology , negotiation , ontology , identity (music) , epistemology , identity negotiation , social psychology , computer science , developmental psychology , gender studies , social science , aesthetics , artificial intelligence , philosophy , botany , neuroscience , biology , operating system
Building on insights from Zerubavel's (1991) version of cognitive sociology and Gagnon and Simon's (1974) sexual scripting theory, this study describes a “cognitive scripting” model of identity, outlining three ideal typical cultural scenarios of sexual identification as an example. Employing a variety of data sources—including participant observation, informal interviews, and popular and scholarly media—each type is distinguished through its conceptions of ontology, classification, and temporal continuity. Finally, individuals' interpersonal and intrapsychic negotiations of competing cognitive paradigms are explored.